Indian-origin lawmakers in US Midterms: Who's winning, who's trailing?

Pia Dandiya won the election to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district, defeating Casey Askar, a Marine veteran.

In Short

• Pia Dandiya wins Florida's 22nd congressional district seat
• Suhas Subramanyam re-elected to US House of Representatives
• Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal also seeking re-election to House

Americans voted in the high-stakes midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, with the results set to determine which of the two parties – Republicans or Democrats – controls Congress for the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency.

Several Indian-origin candidates are contesting elections for a range of public offices, including seats in the US Congress, governorships and city councils.

Democrat Pia Dandiya won the election to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district, defeating Casey Askar, a Marine veteran, according to the Associated Press.

A former high school principal, she bagged 51.87 per cent of the votes to become the newest Indian-American US Congresswoman, as per AP's projection.

Meanwhile, Suhas Subramanyam, who served as an advisor to Barack Obama during the latter's presidency, has been re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives.

He won from Virginia's 10th congressional district, reportedly polling over 61.5 per cent of the vote against Republican Dave Beckwith, who managed to win 36.4 per cent of the ballots cast.

Besides him, Indian-American lawmakers Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, and Pramila Jayapal are also seeking re-election to the US House of Representatives.

In Ohio, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy was trailing in the race for Governor against Amy Acton.

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(With inputs from agencies)